James Sutherland-Smith lives in Slovakia. He has published seven collections, the latest being The River and the Black Cat (Shearsman, 2018). He has translated a number of Slovak and Serbian poets including a selection of Mária Ferenčuhová’s poems, Tidal Events (Shearsman, 2018).

James Sutherland-Smith's work featured in Stand Magazine comprises three contributions of poetry, two articles, and one review, over a period of 20 years. Also available is one review of James Sutherland-Smith's work.